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0 BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1899 fhrasriiolti Ktrts 340 Boylston Near Arlington St STREET LIGHTING TRUST Deal to That End Effected at Philadelphia BEEF CONTRACT FOR BOSTON Q. W. Blmpaon of This city Win Supply the United states Troops In Cuba Is Associated with J. P. Bsrudoa di Co.

of Havana th, mim of tho conotrn will bo the Spring Sold Breweries Company. One-half of tho Imuo of stock will be eight par cant cumu-lattro preferred stock, and the balance common. Present shareholders will be stockholders. Ur. Bhlbley states that the consolidated company expects to sare at least 100,000 per year on the combined Individual expenses of the -past.

The com- JANUARY ALL MILLINERY I blned output of lost year was about I AM 000 barrels MAT EXTEND THE ROAD I As a Basalt of the Parchase of the Choetnw A Memphis Railway tha Texas Midland May Halid to Mans Ark. Hot Springs Jam 5 It to learned from tbo beet authority that an understanding exists between the purchasers of tho Choctaw A Memphis Railroad, which was sold yesterday, tha Kansas City, Pittsburg A Gulf and tha Texas Midland, to tho effect that the Texas Midland will extend Its line to Mens there connecting with the Kansas City, Pittsburg A Gulf. The latter company wlil then build Into Hot Springs connecting with the Xdttle Rock. Hot Springs A Texas Road, traffic arrangements will be effected with the Choctaw A Memphis Company. Colonel FOrdlce has left for Texas to confer with President E.

IL R. Green of the Texas Midland regarding tha extension of the road to Mens CO-RECEIVER APPOINTED Joseph Robinson Will Aat with Judge Harmon la B. A O. Southwestern Company Cincinnati, Jan. 6 Judge Harmon, receiver of the Baltimore A Ohio Southwestern Railway, not being a practical railroad man.

It waa thought advisable to have oome such person associated with him In the receivership. Judge Thompson of tho L'nlted States District Court, therefore, haa appointed as co-receiver Joseph Robinson, now with tho Norfolk A Westers This to satisfactory to all Interested. Mr. Robinson qualified and gave $100,000 bonds HAD NOT TIRED OP THE AB8ABBT Oal berm son. Dommerlch A Company Hay That They Always Responded to the Requirements of the Failed Woollen Firm Oelbermann, Dommerlch A of New York, to whom reference has been made In connection with tho recent assignment of the Asm bet Manufacturing Company, affirm that the Intimation contained In published account that they had tired of advancing funds for tha assistance of the Assabet company to without foundation In fact.

On the contrary, the firm states the requirements of the Assabet company were responded to Instantly and there was no thought on the part of the firm hut to continue these most satisfactory relations" REVENUES ON SPIRITS INCREASE A Gala of S700JHM In 1898 la the Clods natl District Cincinnati, Jan. fi The report of Internal Revenue Collector Bettmann shows an enormous Increase In the revenues on spirits collected In this district In 1WL It amounts to The report also shows that the whiskey trade In Cincinnati during the past year received hard knocks The. amount of all revenue collected for the year was fl3.323.fi2l, an Increase of fl.l-IU.7KI over 1.HU7. In the beer revenue there wss an Increase of fTOO.iKN) duo to the war tas The cigar revenue went up 1220, non, and tobacco collections showed an Increase of IIM.IW. The tdal beer revenue waa 1.013.611, and the whiskey revenue fk.4M.lT3.

Transportation Company's Traakln The newe of the collapse of the Atlantia Transportation Company, and the appointment of a receiver, waa not received with any great surprise by the shipping men of this port, a a It has bean known for some time that the company was not meeting Its obligations promptly. Companies having steamers and baraea under charter to th company are endeavoring to regain possession of their property, and It looks as though Its business were pretty much wound up. Will Net Jain tbo Laalher Trust Cincinnati. Jan. fi Mr.

H. IL Bechtel, vice president of the American Oak Leather Company, rajra hto company hoe refused all overt urea to Join the Leather Trust already formed, and has decided to not oven give a hearing to any proposals from any quarter to go Into a trust or combine. The American Oak Tannery to the largest under a single roof In the United States. Hoelsry Mill far Brattlebere Brsttleboro. VL, Jan.

6 An effort to being made to fit up the Ccntrevllle Factory here for the manufacture of hosiery. New York and the local men are the promoters. It to proposed to employ about aw hands. Laaeaahlra Cettoa fplnners Prosperous London, Jan. Reports of the Lancashire cotton spinning companies show that the past year has been a profitable for that Industry.

Borne of the mills, such aa the Rochdale and Oldham, have netted twenty per cent profit. ORIENTAL TEA CO liapertMS tf Orteatal Mala Barry JMiltaal Taaa an4 CoSes (a MU avarj ratal lad it I alwaja aatform, alwaja -mcMir. ta of BgToa Kottia. leoilar rqi tuu 11 Dees Ont-ctaM work, yoar abasia sad nilee slips skvvlssndsrsd tec Seta per doses, shirts lor. rolUn aad salts 1VC.

Addms Box SI. StaUaa A. bastes. hJHTsTh: St PYRAMID CLUB WINS Besultof tbs Contest for tha American Wblst Club Trophy In tbs regular bi-weekly contest for tbs American Whist Club trophy for eights, which took place test evening nt the rooms of the donor, the Pyramid Whist Club (bolder) defeated the American Wblst Club by a margin of seven tricks. For five rounds tho match woe In doubt, but on tbo next four deals Pyramid netted a gain of seven (five on one deal) and the game waa practically over.

The score by rounds follows: 1st fd 4th Sth dth 7th Total Pyramid Aissrtcss 0 4 0 4 0 1 10 Pyramid's gains in addition to tbo quintuple consisted of six singles and six doubles; American's gains, of five singles, four doubles and ono triple. The players were: Pyramid Whitney (captain). Becker. Fletcher. Knowles.

Phelps. RodlllT. Root and Street. American Ward (captain). Barry.

Bouvd. Danfort h. Oilman. Ueoser, Partridge and Talbot. OPPOSED TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Society for Its Abolition Will Boon Hold a Public Heating to Dlacuos tho Question The Society for tho Abolition of Capital Punishment Is not satisfied with the change of law In this Stats, which does away with hanging and prescribes tha use of electricity for tho Infliction of the death penalty.

The society believes that It Is a step In the right direction, but It desires still further leniency, and therefore advocates the abolition of capital punishment. The society to In earnest In this matter, and It now announces that a public meeting will be held In Pierce Hall the third week In January to discuss this question. The reasons why the death penalty should not be Inflicted, as claimed by the friends of this movement, are os follows: First, because It to neither whet expedient. nor necessary: second, because It to repugnant to the brat Impulses of good people: third, because In States where It has been abolished capital crimes have not Increased, and In no such State has tbs former law been nfnacted: fourth, because If any innocent person has been convicted and executed there to no remedy; fifth, because It to better that the guilty should be unpunished than that the Innocent should suffer; sixth, because on the testimony of one revengeful man on Innocent person may he convicted: seventh, because prominent and thoughtful men. magistrates and statesmen, have favored its abolition.

The following to partial list of those who have favored Its abolition: Abraham Lincoln, Governor Long. Governor Andrew. Governor Clinton. Governor Seward. Governor Everett.

Henry Wilson. Charles Sumner. Edward Livingston, minister to France and author of the Penal Code of Louisiana; Lafayette. John Quincy Adams. Benjamin Franklin.

Blarkstone. Lord Brougham. Syd ney Taylor. Wendell Phillips. Sir Ed.

Coke. Cassius M. Clay. Elisabeth Fry. H.

Greeley. George William Curtis. Judge Edmunds. Judge Porter. Vico President Dellas, Cicero, Empress Elisabeth of Russia.

Empress Catherine of Russia. Lord Bacon. Bentham. Montaigne. Whittier.

Fox. WKberforce and scores of others. Tho following to a list of people who are said to bo In favor of the abolition of capital punishment: Vicar General Byrne. General Kewron. Martin Curtis; Florence Spooner.

Hon. Herbert C. Parsons, Hon. J. Frank Dalton.

Edward IL Clement, ex Mayor Fay. E. CL Marshall, commissioner of Institutions; Assistant Commissioner Hunt. Charles XL Puffer, chaplain of the Essex County House of Correction: A. W.

F. Barnes, chaplain of the State prison; Erring Winslow. Charles W. Blrtwell. Pro- fessor Morris Morgan.

Mrs; Henry Whit' man. Mrs. Francis Hurtubls. Rev. Charles G.

Ames. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore. Rev.

IL Fay Mills; Mr. and Mrs. Barthold Schteeln-ger. Mr. and Mrs.

B. J. Lang. Hon. Thomas J.

Gargan. Miss Anita Wheelwright. Miss Rose Lamb. Mrs. Katherine Leute Stephenson.

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. Mrs. James T. Fields.

Mrs. William IL Prescott, Mrs. Louis Agassis. Mrs. E.

P. Whipple. Mrs. Fenellosa. Benjamin H.

Teeling, Judge O. A. Marden. Mr. Warren F.

Spaulding. Itev. James De Normandie. Rev. James Van Ness.

Superintendent Scott of the Massachusetts reformatory. Rev. William R. Alger, Mrs. S.

Farkman Blake. Mrs. Joslxh Phillips Quincy. Mr. Joseph G.

Thorp; Dr. Clarence Blake. Chaplain Stanley Searing. Mr. F.

More. Mr. Francis T. Morton. Mr.

James W. Stillman. Hon. Henry C. Whitney, Dr.

George Hale Cogswell. Rev. Samuel R. Fuller, Mr. Arthur Howard Pickering, Miss Sarah D.

Barrett. Miss Elisabeth B. Barrett. Miss Della C. Phelps and Montague Chamberlain.

Citizens opposed to capital punishment are Invited to send their names to some ona of the following committee: Florence Spooner. chairman. Mr. Edward IL Clement. Mr.

Warren F. Spaulding, Julia Ward Howe. Vicar General Byrne. ex-Majror Frank B. Fay.

Commissioner E. G. Marshall. Ervlng Winslow. Charles W.

Blrtwell. Rev. CL N. Field. Rev.

Charles H. Puffer, Salem, Rev. Charles G. Ames, Stanley Searing, chaplain bouse of correction. South Boston; Dr.

George Hale Cogswell. Mrs. James T. Fields; Judge Oscar A. Marden.

Colonel Benjamin B. Lovell or Professor Morris II. Morgan. st Veters to Watch Town Ex peases Revere has for soma time been making unusually large town appropriations, and last evening about fifty of her voters met In Parker Hall. In the Beachmont district, and began the formation of a permanent organisation srboss object to stated to be to observe town appropriations closely, and to Insist upon business-like expenditure of all moneys." The temporary chairman was James F.

Larkin and Robert Ferie waa temporary secretary. In the discussion. which brought out the necessity of such on organisation. Andrew Ooibtut. Tbsddeus Coffin.

Frederick Jeffers. William Walsh And Dennis Murphy took part. Dr. EL F. Cummings, B.

J. Nevins, J. F. Larkin, Frederick Jeffers and Earl Cate were appointed a committee to arrange for another meeting soon. i la the Case Yesterday a Jury In the Superior Court at East Cambridge reported a disagreement In the cone ef J.

J. Redmond against the Benjamin F. Butler estate, an action to recover damages for Injuries alleged to have been received by the defendants ser-van Is In the factory of tho L'nlted totem Cartridge Company at Lowell- This was the fourth trial of tbo ease, and tha third disagreement. On ths first trial a verdict was ordered for the defendant, but exceptions were taken and sustained, and the three trials since then have all resulted In disagreements. PnbMe Warned Asalest a Fraud sleet Collector An agent of the Children's Aid Society reported to the Back Bay police yesterday afternoon that some unknown man was going around tbs Bock Bay making collections of money which he represented were for the society.

The agent pranounoed hhn to ba a fraud. He to described as being twenty-one years old, fi feat 6 Inches and weighs about Ml pounds. Ho has a light complexion and smooth face and has worn a dark asli and block darby hat. SALE UNDERWEAR Lace and Ribbon Trlmd downs, Hathaway Underwear, Fine Embroidered downs. New Marguerite Chemise, Fine Cambric Embroid'd downs, $2 values, each.

1.59 Fine Cambric (Close Edges) Corset Covers, Hathaway Underwear, Cambric Drawers, Fine Close Edges, 89c values, each 59c Short Skirts, Medici Trimming, Cambric Drawers.wlth Close Edges, Hathaway Underwear, Flue on. Cambric downs, $1.25 values OVL. CORSETS Special Table of. and 82.00 Sonnette, Bojal Worcester and Thompson Oorsets, at (each) 1.00 F. D.

and 0. P. Oorsets, that were $3.00 and $4.00, now (each) 2.00 SILK PETTICOATS $12.50 and $14.00 Silk Pettiooats 10.00 Heavy Silk Clusters of Buffles---. 5.90 $6.00 $7.00 Bilk Pettiooats, now 5.00 LIVE-STOCK FIGURES Marked Falling Off in All Varieties Received at Watertown and Brighton Yards. Excepting Hogs In a statement of the amount of live stock received at the Watertown and Brighton stock yards, appears that the totals for the past year are less than those of former years In every variety of live stock, excepting fat hogs.

In which there haa been an Increase. The figures for 1897 and 1808 are as follows: cxtl. Sheep. Veals. Fat Hogs.

Pigs. 49S.B08 TS.S19 1.40.488 T.1BS 1807 228,147 8S8.TS8 01,281 1.430,204 11.180 In tbe detailed figures, the numbers of cattle produced by each of the New England States, New York, the West, and Canada. In 1808, ore shown to be os follows: Maine. New Hampshire, 7800; Vermont, 8007; Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecticut.

02; New York. 223; West Canada, total, 182,843. The number of sheep ore: Maine, New Hampshire; 8002; Ver-mont. Massachusetts, 8801; Rhode Island and Connecticut, none: New York, 881; West. 826.045; Canada, 122.888; total.

488,308. Tho transportation figures for 1808 and 1807 are as follows: 1808 1897 Cattle. Sheep. CMtle. Sheep.

On foot or 4.190 4.1S7 Fitchburg 108.030 MS, 888 181.003 405,687 Lowell 0.380 54.443 0.873 43.848 Eastern 12. 70S 61.076 18.0M 88.060 Boston A 00.803 11.781 30.730 38,860 Totals .102.888 403.608 330.167 BS8.T0S Among tho noticeable features of tho live stock market have been the lessened number of calves slaughtered, and a heavy business In milch oo-ws. Prices of beef cattle have been steady. Iambs have experienced a alight decrease In value; and fat hogs a alight increase. The large business In the shipping of live stock done by the Fitchburg Railroad ta of Interest In tbs transportation figures.

Petitioners In bankruptcy In this city and neighborhood ore Harry- S. Levy, clothing dealer, 13 Worcester square. Hto liabilities show $5014, of wblcb $3000 to on a note He has no genets. George W. Ross A grocers, have liabilities of $9533; nominal assets $62001 Sarah Lipson, dealer In clothing, owes $6154 and claims to have $5125, of which $5000 represents stock In trade Samuel Aaroneon, Waverly street; Roxburgh clerk, owes.

$5600 and to without assets. John M. Case, stairbullder, Brookline owes $4483 and to without assets. William A. Elwril, tailor, Malden, baa liabilities of $2278; assets.

$1915. -Joseph H. Bymonda, confectioner. Swamp-scott. owes $2500.

He 1ms encumbered real estate at Lynn valued at $9000. Frederick E. Small, Everett, painter, owes $850. XMUof of the Castilian (Sob Tbe Castilian Club; held Its regular meeting yesterday afternoon. In Legion of Honor HalL the vice president.

Mrs. Oliver Crane, presiding. The meeting was opened by Mrs. E. F.

Pratt, who read a short poem on Grenada. Tho essay of the afternoon was by Mra Adeline C. Ferguson. The subject was Olivares, the Prime Minister of Philip IV. The paper was carefully prepared and pictured the career of the wily court favorite from hto birth In Rome, Jan.

6, 1587, until hto death, July IX 1615. Mra Charles Jewett Page will give the next essay on Jan. Her subject will be "Richelieu; Spain's Successes and Reverses." The president, Mra Abba Goold Woolson. will preside. Dr.

F. A. Driabarra Addresses DsnHsts Thirty-five members of the American Academy of Dental Science were present last evening at the regular monthly meeting of that society which woe held' at tha Parker House. The presiding officer was Dr. W.

F. Cook. Dr. Frank A. Driabarra read a paper on "Some Considerations Concerning Pathological Cell Formation." and Dm.

J. H. Daly and H. F. Hamilton discussed Porcelain Inlays at the close of the dinner.

Dr. Hamilton, with Dra Arthur H. Stodard, Lyman P. Bigelow and Charles P. Briggs, were admitted to membership.

Dra A. J. Hadley and L. W. Baker were the guests.

Arras of on Italian Wanted for Assault At the North End lost night the police arrested Angelo Di Bento, nineteen' years of age, claiming to belong In Dedham, and who to wanted by the Hyde Park police on a warrant charging him with an assault with a crowbar upon James Garland at Hyde Park last August. At that time DI Santo and other Italians were chased by tbe police, and one of them tried to shoot patrolman John Brown, who was too quick -for them, however, and killed the man who tried to shoot him. When DI Santo was searched lost night he hod a loaded revolver and a razor In hto possession. wealth Purchased the Bight to Flew laiyli The full bench of tbe Supreme Court, thto forenoon, sent down a decision In the case of Martha A. 8.

Forbes vs. tho Commonwealth, In which It to held that In the cose of a purchase of certain lands by the Metropolitan Water Board from Lancaster Mills, the right of the mills to flow land of tho petitioner woe not extinguished and passed to tho Commonwealth, so that when the Commonwealth took the petitioner's land. It took it subject to the easement In favor of Lancaster Mills, which had passed to tho State. A Vatetau FaUeemau Retired Patrolman Addison D. Gilbert of tho East Boston station waa placed on the retired list last evening, in a general order Issued by the Board of Police.

He le veteran of the civil war, and hto retirement waa. tbe result of hto reaching the age limit and because he bad -served twenty years In tbe department. He wU receive a pension of $609. BRACKETTS $40 and $50 Tailored Costumes REDUCED TO $19 and $25 30 of our best Tailored Suits, hardly two alike, in Broadcloths, Venetians and Camels Hair Cloths, made in the best workmanship, with the most fashionable Jackets and Flounce Skirts, in plain and richly braided effects. Silk lined throughout with superior quality of Taffeta silk.

Reduced from $40.00 and $50.00 to $19 and S2Ba $25 TAILOR-MADE SUITS REDUCED TO SI 2.50 $15 Golf Gapes, Seduced to 810 $25 Golf Oapea, Seduced to 15 $7 Golf Storm Skirti, Seduced to-- 5 $10 Golf Storm Skirts, Reduced to 8 NO WINTER TENNIS AT NEWTON Court Will Not Be Opened This Year, as Sufficient Support Has No) Been Promised There will be no winter tennis at Newton this year, aa there to not sufficient Interest shown in the matter to Justify open lng the court in Brays HalL A meeting was held by tha Newton Winter Tennis Club a short time ago, at which It waa shown that there waa auch a lack of support by the members that It would not bo worth while to do anything this year, and the dub will therefore let things go over until next winter. The members hops that more interest will be taken at that time. RECENT DEATHS noward E. Plimpton of Xm Mr. Howard E.

Plimpton of Norwood, whose funeral oocurred thto afternoon at hto home, waa the youngest son of Calvin 0. and Priscilla Plimpton of Walpole. His father and hto grandfather were iron manufacturers at Illmptonvllle. the station on the New England Railroad beyond Norwood. He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy.

Hto bent, however, was for mechanics, and after leaving there be decided to learn some manufacturing business. With that end In view ba visited the different knit-goods manufactories of New England, and finally found a place at Waterford, N. Y. Hera he commenced work, and after six months become assistant superintendent of tha whole mill. 1 11 ba could at that place, he then went to New Brunswick, N.

but falling to get a position there he went to the Medllcott Mills In Springfield, where he became assistant superintendent. The some determination wblcb mode him succeed In tho knit-goods business ha brought with him when ho came to Boston to go Into the bookbinding business with Ms brother, H. M. Plimpton. Ho mi tcred every detail and made many valuable inventions.

The fact that the books of today can bo opened without cracking to due to bis Invention of glutlno, a flexible glue. Most of the holiday books and other attractive publications are bound In Hollto-ton clothe, which were his invention and which he manufactured. Had he lived be would have perfected a gathering machine and other labor-saving devices. Hs waa but thirty-six years old, and hto death to a great loss to the publishing business. He was the superintendent of the bindery of the Athemeum Press In Cambridge, and bad been Identified almost from tho very start with tha manufacture of the books of Ginn A the publishers.

He was also a member of the firm of H. M. Plimpton A Co. and of the Holllston Mills Company. He leaves a widow, the daughter of George IL Morrill of Norwood, and three children.

A Totem of Two Wen Sergeant George F. ONeill, veteran of tha Mexican war and also a veteran of the civil war. died suddenly Tuesday night at hto home In South Boston. Mr. ONeill fought all through the Mexican and civil wore and In both waa wounded severely.

Ho died on tho eve of hto seventy-first birthday, having been born at Cork, Ireland, on Jan. 4, 1828. Twice hto death was prematurely announced. The first time was during the Mexican war. when his older brother, Thomas ONeill, who woe promoted to the rank of major In the civil war, and who also served in the Mexican war, mistook another man for his brother George and burled the body.

Two years ago Charles Russell Lowell Post 7, G. A. of which Mr. ONeill was a member, i falsely Informed that he had died, and the flog at the headquarters In the old Franklin Bchoolhnuae on Washington street waa placed at half-mast as a mark of respect. Mr.

ONeill came to thto country when a child. He was but sixteen when he enlisted In Company B. Eighth United States Infantry, and went to Mexico. In the civil war Mr. ONeill was sergeant In Company I.

Seventeenth Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment. He was a member of Charles Russell Lowell Post No. 7 of thto city and the Mexican Veteran Association. His brother. Major Thomas ONeill, was a staff officer of tho Irish Brigade In the civil war.

The funeral will be a military one. The services will be held Friday morning at SL Vincents Church, at the corner of West Third and street. South Boston. Charles Russell Lowell Poet No. 7 and the Mexican Veteran Association will have charge.

M. Hoove, Editor a the Solel! M. Alm6 Marie Edouard Ilerve, editor of tho Soldi, died yesterday In hto sixty-fourth year. He was bora on the island of Reunion and waa a brilliant scholar In ths Normal BchooL After bis first ventures In political literature he drifted Into Journalism, and contributed articles on foreign politics to the Revue Cbntemporalne, Courier de Ol manche and the Temps, founding the Journal do Paris In tbo later days of the empire. It waa here he established a unique reputation for a style marked by simplicity and clearness and for abundant knowledge.

During the Commune he barely escaped execution at the bands of the Communist prefect of police, Raoul Rlgmult, but when tho storm blew over be founded the Soldi, 1 an Orleantot Journal. Ho bee been solely Identified with hto Journal since, his seal for the Orleantot branch of pretenders to the French throne keeping him In troubled waters most of the time. Edmond About and be fought a duel aa a result-of one Journalistic difference. About being wounded. He was elected to tho Academy In 1887.

to the choir formerly occupied by the Duo de Noallles. Edward W. Roper Word was received in Revere yesterday of the death at Ban Diego, CoL. of Edward W. Roper, a large property owner, and formerly a well-known newspaper man in Christa.

Rev are and Somerville. He was Q. W. Simpson of this city has Just been I successful in closing a contract with the I rumimlnaa was sunassl an t1a die las commissary general of the United States for supplying the United States troops In Cuba with fresh beef for the next six months. Previous to this tbs beef bos been purchased In Cuba by the commissaries there; but from this time on it will be sup-' plied on one contract to ell the forees In the Island.

It to not known Just how much this contract will amount to; on account of tbo uncertainty os to the number of troops that will be required on the Island, but It undoubtedly will be a large one and not eapeclally easy to fill under the conditions laid down. These provide that the beef shall ba delivered, dressed. In quarters, to tbs troops at their different stations, and this work comes on the contractors, who era responsible for the delivery of tbo beef In good condition. Mr. Simpson to associated In this contract with J.

F. Berndt A Co. of Havana, who are tho largest Importers of cattle In tho Island, and the matter of delivery there will be met by them. The cattle will be purchased In the cheapest market and sent on tha hoof to Havana, where they will be slaughtered and dressed, and delivered from there os a distributing point Where they will coma from depends entirely on price. A good many will without doubt coma from this country, and probably from tho Texas graslng grounds, as these, by way of Galveston as a Shipping port, era tbs moat conveniently situated for economical shipping, of any cattle section In this country.

It to fairly certain, however, that a great many will also come from Mexico; possibly mors than from this country, as Mexico has In the past rather beaten the United States In the number of cattle shipped Into Cuba. Cattle are, however, shipped from Argentine, Porto Rico and many other plaoes, and they will, on this contract, be secured wherever It can ba done to tha beat advantage; This to the second lot of bids that has been mads on this contract. The first bids were advertised for by Commissary General Egan on Nov. 5, but after they bad been sent In It was round that proper provisions for a bond to secure the performance of the contract had been omitted, and tha bids were all thrown out and a new lot called for. These were opened yesterday, and It was found that Mr.

Slmpoon had secured tho contract by a quarter of a cent, hto Md being 1414. while the next bidder's was 14K. and several were fifteen. G. Amslnck A Co.

of New York are bis bond furnishers In ths sum of IIHOOOl Mr. Simpson to at present in Washington, but on the signing of the bond will go to Havana to complete the arrangements for carrying out the contract. MUST EDUCATE THEMSELVES Holyoko Aldermen Who Attended Municipality Convention Must Fny Their Own Bills The full bench of the Supreme Court today sent down a decision In the com of Edward B. Waters and others against Pierre Bonvouktlr, city treasurer of Holyoke; In which an Injunction Is ordered to Issue restraining the defendant from paying money out of the treasury of the city to defray ths expenses of a committee of tho Board of Aldermen, who voted an appropriation of f-'iUO to enable th committee to attend a convention of American municipalities at Detroit, where subjects pertaining to the administration of cities were to be discussed, and which the city of Holyoke and received an Invitation to attend. Tha Public Statu tea; chapter 2SL section IX provides that a city council of a city may appropriate money not exceeding in any one year one-fiftieth of Ona per cent of Its valuation for tho current year, for armories, for ths celebration of holidays 'and for other public purposes." It has contended In the ease before the court that the appropriation In question waa for other public purposes" within ths meaning of tho public statutes.

Ths Court, In an opinion written by Chief Justice Field, says: There to nothing In tho statutes of the Commonwealth which authorises the city of Holyoko to become a member of the League of American Municipalities, and the attendance of a committee made up of the mayor and certain members of the Board of Aldermen upon any meeting of that league Is for the purpose of listening to or taking part In general discussions concerning municipal administration. Tho general education of tho mayor and aldermen upon all matters relating to municipalities In ths United States and Canada to not. we think, a public purpose, and cannot be paid for out of the funds of the city. An Injunction should Issue. Successful Dtaaef-Daaee at the Newton Club A large number of members of tho Newton Club and their friends helped to make successful tha fourth In a series of monthly dancing parties given at the clubhouse In the Newtonvllla district.

In the ladles dining-room, which was prettily decorated for tbs occasion, a table dhote dinner waa served early In the evening, an orchestra stationed hi the lower hall meanwhile furnishing popular musical selections. The musicians pUyed later for dancing, which took place In the large assembly hall, and lasted until a late hour. Several of tho younger matrons of Newton acted aa hostesses, including Mrs. Harry Mra. Harry W.

Mason, Mrs. Harry D. Priest, lira. Charles 8. Dennison and Mrs.

Morton E. Cobb. Tho committee which arranged tho affair was made up of Edward P. May, Walter Pulslfer, Clifford Kimball, William F. Kimball and Walter L.

Sanborn. Meeting of the Loyal Legion Nearly four hundred members of the Massachusetts Commaadery of the Loyal Legion dined at the American House last evening. At the business meeting Captain John G. B. Adams read an Interesting paper on "The Sunshine and Shadows of Army Life, and Major Henry Rogers Dalton of Boston was admitted to membership.

Bines November the eommandery has lost by death Colonel Henry Lee of Brookline, Colonel G. M. Barnard, Mattapotoett; Colonel James Francis; Lowell; Colonel E. 8. Barrett.

Concord, and Captain J. IL Roberta, Chelsea. Memorial resolutions were read from the chair on Colonel James Francis and Colonel George M. Barnard. Hon.

Harrison Hume woe the guest of the evening. genman Charged with Forgery James Aspel, a seaman, aged sixty-three years, was arrested today by Deputy United States Marshal Waters, at the Marine Hospital In Chelsea, on charge of forging tbo name of Captain Louie C. Johnson of Gloucester to a master's certificate for admission to that Institution. Ho waa arraigned before United States Commissioner Fisks, and hod hto hearing continued till tomorrow, ball being fixed at $500. It to alleged that Aspel presented the certificate a few days ago, and was admitted to tbo hospital.

Investigation tended to show that the signature to the certificate was a forgery. The authorities say that Aspel was shamming, and simply wished a place to stay during tho winter. Lieutenant Fennessey Hoe Resigned Lieutenant Jeremiah O. Fennessey of the Ninth Massachusetts, IL V. who was recently exonerated by an army Investigating board from charges of cowardice preferred against him.

has sent hto resignation to tho War Department and been He assigns business reasons as his ground for leaving tha service. Lieutenant Fennessey joined tho Ninth Regiment In 1874, and has been connected with It almost continuously since. He was appointed quartermaster by the late Colonel F. B. Bognc on July 1897.

Company Formed With Capital Of $12,000,000 Large Concerns Consolidation Seven Which Aims at a Monopoly East of tha Mississippi Philadelphia. Jan. 5 Papers have been signed completing the deal between seven companies controlled by the Pennsylvania Globe Gas Light Company, which to virtually owned by the United Gaa Improvement Company, and tho Kltoon Incandescent Goa Light Company of this city, whereby a concern to be known aa tho United Lighting A Heating Company will control the street lighting business throughout the United States east of tha Mississippi River. The new company, which will be capitalised at 112. 0H0.000, will be chartered at Trenton, this week.

George W. Elkina will be the president. William Findlay Brown, vice president, and Edward C- Lee. secretary and treasurer. The directors have not yet been agreed upon.

The companies Involved are the Pennsylvania Globe A Gaa Light Company. theWetobaeh Street Lighting Company of Chicago, the New York and New Jersey Globe A Gas Light Company of Now York: tbs Chicago Globe A Gss Light Company of Chicago; tho Canton Globa A Osa Company of Canton, two other companies, and the Kltoon Incandescent Gas Light Company. A MENACE) TO OTTR CUBAN TRADE Spanish Castoma HcIm-mIs Bar Oat American Goods The Boston Chamber of Commerce has received from American firms doing business In Cuba a protest against the methods now employed there by the customs officials and which give undue advantage to Spanish importers; Tho communication says In part: This market to stagnated by the high Spanish tariff now effective. American products or manufactures cannot be Imported with profit owing to notorious advantages afforded a few favored Spanish Importers proteges of certain custom houso officials. These Importers, seeing an early conclusion of their profitable smuggling operations, have requested the American authorities to allow the present rate of duty to remain In force sixty days after the date of American occupation of the custom house.

They argue that as they have heavy stocks on hand, which were Imported under the present high duty. It would be unjust and ruinous to them to permit Importation at lower rate, without giving tha notice for which they pray. The facts In the cose are quite contrary to their representations These merchants are now, and for some time have been, importing heavily, and have stocks which wlil tost them for months and perhaps years to e. This Importation they will continue until the very last day of Spanish erelguty there. Then, during the period of sixty days for which they ask.

American competition will be Impossible from the very fact that they can undersell them having paid Insignificant duties It to also probable that even after tha expiration of the allotted time they will still be able to undersell tho American producers having Imported their goods as above set forth, at even lower rates than the American tariff. We would, therefore, beg that your honorable body cooperate with us In securing prompt action on the part of the American Government for the protection of American Interests To do this It will bo necessary to fix and make public the exact duty that to to regulate tbo customs of this port, and to not only refuse to entertain tho request of the few Importers above noted, but to enforce. at the earliest possible moment, tha tariff contemplated by the L'nlted States Resolutions by your organization, that this matter be expedited for commercial reasons will have great weight with tbo Washington authorities and wa earnestly supplicate your assistance to that end. A MARKET IN SWEDEN Paints foe American Exporters to Coaildr Mineral Territory to Ba Opened Lp Washington, Jan. A new railroad to to be constructed from Lulea.

Sweden, over the mountains into Norway, thus bringing a largo territory of the finest mineral land near to tha worlds markets and giving It speedy communication with the sea porta In tha North Sea. which are never closed by les Machinery will bo needed. Iron (manufactured). and steel rails required, and Immense quantities of canned goods to feed the workers; American pork, fat and heavy, to taka tha place of butter: tools and tobacco. Great things are In store for Sweden during the ootnlng years and her wants are to bo many and varied.

American merchants can find an outlet for almost any product that now country to liable to require. A great mistake American exporters make to In not having tbs goods sent to Sweden properly packed and Inspected before shipping. Many articles such as machinery, bicycles, boots and shoes end provisions lose their attractiveness end randy sale on account of their poor appearance on arrival. Many orders are placed from samples and. to tho disappointment of the buyer, tho merchandise to frequently some grades below the sample which brought the order.

TO BELL THB RECORD Comptroller Dawes Intends to Dispose of the Lola Mr. Slngsrlr's Philadelphia Paper Philadelphia. Jan. fi The purpose of Comptroller of the Currency Charles O. Dawes to effect an early Judicial sale of the Record newspaper property In this city as quickly as the title of the late William M.

Slngerljr equity In the plant can be determined. Indicates on Intention to realise the fullest present value of the property. Lost year the Record published the statement that its net earnings In 1807 were more than $300,000, and that Its earning power for five yean up to that data made It an ample asset to meet tha great volume of Mr. Blngeriys debts. A year has passed.

In which the reoslver of the bank and assignee of tho allied trustee company bos managed the business of the Rec-ord os trustee; and In a published interview recently he was quoted os saying that the earning power of tha newspaper had been over-estimated, and that Its net Income in UN would not exeeed $100,000. The Inference from thin to that the Record property to depreciating In value, and the a top taken by the comptroller of tho currency. In view of the agreement executed by the late William M. Blngerly to pledge hto personal estate to the retirement of hto debts, to evidently Intended to take advantage of tho present value of tho asset before further depredation can occur. Receiver George IL Earle of tho Chestnut Street Bank, former managing trustee of tbo Record property, hints at possible legal complications prior to tho sale on account of the underlying liens and tha possible legal status of tho Blngerly heirs.

BREWERY COMBINE A PACT Its Plante Under Ona awl Springfield, Jan. fi F. IL Bhlbley of Providence, one of tho promoters of tho local brewery combine; which Includes tho Springfield and Highland Brewing corn-pan lee of this city, tbo Hampden of Holyoko and tbo Consumers' of Chicopee; onnounoeo that by April 1 tha combine will be working under charter. The capital stock will bo fLMWMiL and In the NOW $20 French Ostrich Hats $10.00 $10 French Trimmed Hats and Toques 5.00 $7 Trlmd Hats Toqaes 2.90 $4 Trlmd Hats Toques 1.00 PERFECT FITTING WAISTS Wc please everybody la waists. New Bilk Poplin Waists 88.50 Blaok Hemstitched Taffeta Waists 5.00 Beautiful Evening Silk Waists-' 8.50 Fanoy Tucked Satin Waists re-dneed to 5.00 EearyTaffeta SilkWaists.all tucks 6.90 Tucked est Front Silk aist 8.75 Hemstitched Lined Silk Waist- 10.00 born thirty-eight yean ago In Lynnfleld.

Until ten years ago be waa a resident -f Chelsea, and was editor of the Chelsea Record, then a prosperous weekly paper. Before hto connection with the Record he edited the Revere Journal for a number of years, and at one time conducted a paper published In Somerville known aa the Somerville Truth. About ten yean ago ho Inherited property valued at about $73,000. Moat of It was In real- estate In Revere and nearby places. About the same time 4ito health began to fall.

He first went to the West Indies, but returned Just In time to encounter the rigors of a lets Nsw England winter. In consequence be wee obliged to go West, and nt the time of hto death was a resident of San Diego. Captain Edward C. Saltmarsh Captain Edward C. Saltmarsh, an Inmate at the Soldiers Home; died at that institution yesterday after a long Illness.

He was a son of the tote Rev. Beth Saltmarsh, who was well known some years ago a a a Unitarian minster. Captain Saltmarsh was captain of Company Tweltb Massachusetts Infantry. He enlisted in June. 1861.

and served with the volunteer regiment until 188X when he resigned, and then enlisted as first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. He remained In the regular army until 1871, when he woe honorably discharged. Captain Salt-marsh was bora In Philadelphia, and waa fifty-nine years old. He was admitted to the Soldiers' Home Feb. 14, 1800.

Daniel II. Morphy of Lynn Mr. Daniel H. Murphy, tbe largest Individual real estate owner In Lynn, died Wednesday afternoon. He was a native of Billerica and fifty-five years old.

Hs settled In Lynn thirty-five years ago and learned the shoemaker's trade, rising until be became foreman1 few Breed A Dole, and for a number of years was a member of tbe firm of Murphy, Shepherd A oboe manufacturers. In 1888 be dosed out tbe business and since that time bad confined Ms attention almost exclusively to hto Investments. Clark Thompson of Everett Mr. Clark Thompson of Everett died Wednesday. He was seventy-four years of age, and was bora In Tewksbury.

At twenty years of age ho entered tbe wholesale beef business in Boston, and was one of tbe prime movers In tbe establishment of Clinton Market. Ho was a member of the Everett Board of Selectmen In 7S-74 and '75, and of tbe committee that secured tbe separation of Everett from tbe town of Malden. During the war he waa a member of tbe Boston Lancers, and continued In that organization for twenty-five yean; Mrs. Bloomfield Moore Mra Bloomfield Moore of Philadelphia, who was largely interested in tho Keely Motor Company, died at her bouse In Great Stanhope street, London, early thto morning. Mra.

Bloomfield Moore, who was seventy-five years of age, bad been 111 for several months, suffering from heart disease. She bad lived for the post twelve years In -a handsome house In the moat fashionable quarter of London, and to understood to have left a large fortune. Her daughter married Count von Rosen, who to an attache of the Swedish legation -in London. Mr. Ansel A.

Rankin died in Springfield last night, aged seventy-four. He was bora In Montague and lived In Greenfield for fifty years. He waa water commissioner In Greenfield nearly twenty years, besides being connected with other public affaire. Mr. William Henry Allen, a graduate of Harvard, class of 1885, died at Pasadena, Dec.

8. He was the son of William Howland Allen of New Bedford, and waa bora Oct. 12, 1814. The greater part of hto life was spent In the West, where he held numerous places of honor. Thera are now nine survivors of the class of 1833.

Mr. James W. McKenzie, a veteran of the civil war. died yesterday at the Soldiers Home In Chelsea. He was sixty-eight years old and was bora In Plctou, N.

8. During the war he served as a sergeant In Company E. Fifty-First Massachusetts Volunteers. He was admitted to the home Dec. 16, 1808; from Worcester.

Rev. Charles S. Sherman, a retired Congregational minister, died at hla home at Manchester Green, yesterday, aged ninety. Rev. E.

Alden, a retired clergyman of Marshfield, died Wednesday, aged oeventy-flve. He had resided for many years In Marshfield. Mr. Walter G. Adams, son of ths late Samuel Adame of Boston, died at Pueblo, on the 4th aged forty-five.

Mra. Charles Mathews, the actress, formerly known as Mlsa Llszle Davenport, died yesterday at Brighton, Eng. Rev. W. Chaffin Fessenden died In New Boston on the 8d aged about thirty.

Coolly Walked Off with the Two men described as being about thirty yean of age and dressed in dark clothing went Into the store of. William 81 Sudbury street, yesterday afternoon and naked to be shown some trousers, and Bra-man obligingly brought out some of hto best goods The strangers looked over the stock, selected pair each which fitted them, and then, rolling them up in a bundle, told the proprietor that they would see him later. Bremen did not like that manner of making off with hto goods, and protested, but the men were too quick for him and got away from the store before Bremen could secure assistance. Owing to the unchecked rapacity of the little but waste land to left In Minnesota where once tbe forests flourished. It 1a estimated that there to now within the State Unfits no less than sores of waste forest land, wblcb will revert to tbe Commonwealth for non-payment of tax so.

Ulcers ef the Woman's Press Assnrlatlon At the annual meeting of the New England Woman's Press Association which was held In tha Parker House jgsterday afternoon, Mrs. Elizabeth Merritt Goss presided. The treasurers report showed the association to bs In a good financial condition. Eighteen new members have been elected during the year. There was one death, that of Mrs.

M. R. Kelley. The membership at present to 133. After the election of officers for 1800 the retiring president, Mrs.

Oosse, made a graceful address, after which she was tendered a rising vote of thanks for tho very faithful and satisfactory manner In which she hod discharged her duties, bin. Oosse was then unanimously elected honorary vice-president of the association. The officers elected were: Mrs. Nellie I. Daggett, president; Miss Helen M.

Winslow, first vice-president: Mrs. Annie O. Murray, second vice-president; Miss Ivah Dunklee. recording secretary; Mrs. Alice F.

Peterson, corresponding secretary; Mra. Alice E. Whitaker, treasurer: Mlsa Cara Barnard, assistant treasurer; Miss Catherine Wilde, auditor; Mra. Barbara N. Oal-pln, executive committee (three year mem-, Mlsa Floret ta Vlnlng, chairman; Miss A.

Marion Dons van, second member; Mrs. Mary J. Lincoln, third member finance commute; Mrs. Evelyn Orrenleaf Sutherland, chairman of programme committee; Mrs. Emily Bellnger.

chairman. Cara Barnard, Catherine Wilde. BL Marta Pickering, eeptlon commltttea. Annual Meeting of tho Iuglesldo Corporation Yesterday afternoon the annual meeting of tho Ingles! de Corporation was held In tho committee room of Wesleyan Hall, the president. Rev.

R. B. Tobejr, occupying tho chair. Reports were read by the president and tha secretary. Miss Gula E.

Graves. The secretory, in her report, spoke of the change In the work, which now to largely preventive Instead of reformatory. The majority of the girls are homeless, and have been taken from harmful environments. During the year the average number of girls at In alcalde haa been twenty. From tho girls placed In homes good reports bsvo been received from all but two.

Officers were elected aa follows: President. Rufus B. Tobey; vies president. Mrs. Anna E.

Stoddard; honorary vies presidents, Mrs. E. Trask Hill. Mrs. M.

M. McClure; clerk. Miss Gula E. Graves; trass, urer, Charles H. Jones; directors, J.

W. W. Hall. Charles H. Jones.

Rufus B. Tobey, Charles O. Farsrell. Mrs. A.

E. Stoddard, Mrs. Bessie R. Jones, Mine Rose M. Clave, Mrs.

Margaret Smith. The Limit Reached It would seem ms If there must be a limit somewhere to tbo present low pricea of parlor furniture. Cheap furniture can be eeld for a cheap prloe, but bow auch a parlor set as that described in another column by tho Paine Furniture Company can be sola for $11S to not easy to comprehend..